Fri 23 Nov

Today feels more like actual Thanksgiving since I got up and made stuffing and put the turkey in the oven for dinner with Michael and Taylor. The duck dinner for two last night was delicious, but not actually very Thanksgiving-y. The sweet winter squash was so good and so big that neither of us had room for the baked sweet potato. And I didn't do the creme brûlée dessert for lack of hunger. I'm quite pleased with the performance of the new oven in baking the cranberry pudding pie. I'm using convection roast for the turkey so I'll have to keep an eye on it as it cooks. Also the single oven cavity is much larger than my old oven so even with the turkey cooking, there is room to put the rack down on level 2 and I'll be able to put the stuffing and sweet potatoes in with it if I choose. If the turkey cooks sooner than expected, I'll likely put in the divider and roast carrots in one section while cooking the stuffing and sweet potatoes at the same time in the other section. Bought some brioche milk rolls to serve as dinner rolls. Don't think I'll hard boil an egg for breakfast as there will be so much food for lunch, though I reserve the right to change my mind. Food: 8:30 am 1/2 Costco apple muffin, 102 g blackberries, coffee